The Sphingidae of Nebraska

Manduca sexta sexta by Thomas Hörbrand.

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Below the tables of scientific names, there is a listing of common names.

Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Agrius cingulata
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
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Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx luscitiosa

Smerinthini Tribe:

Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops
Smerinthus jamaicensis






Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Aellopos titan
Erinnyis crameri
Erinnyis domingonis
Erinnyis ello
Erinnyis obscura obscura
Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris diffinis
Pseudosphinx tetrio

Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha pandorus
Eumorpha vitis






Macroglossini tribe:

Amphion floridensis
Darapsa myron
Deidamia inscriptum
Hyles gallii
Hyles lineata
Proserpinus juanita
Sphecodina abbottii
Xylophanes tersa

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Common Names

Agrius cingulata
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Manduca quinquemaculataw
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx canadensis
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx luscitiosa

Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops
Smerinthus jamaicensis

Erinnyis crameri
Erinnyis domingonis
Erinnyis ello
Erinnyis obscura obscura
Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris diffinis
Pseudosphinx tetrio

Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha pandorus

Amphion floridensis
Darapsa choerilus
Darapsa myron
Darapsa versicolor
Deidamia inscriptum
Hyles gallii
Hyles lineata
Sphecodina abbottii
Xylophanes tersa

Pink-spotted Hawk Moth
Elm Sphinx or Four-horned Sphinx
Catalpa Sphinx
Hagen's sphinx
Waved Sphinx
Five-spotted hawkmoth
Carolina Sphinx, Six-spotted hawkmoth
Plebeian sphinx
Candian Sphinx
Northern Ash Sphinx or Great Ash Sphinx
Wild Cherry Sphinx
Canadian Sphinx

Walnut sphinx
Poplar Sphinx or Modest Sphinx
Blinded Sphinx
Small-eyed Sphinx
Twin-spotted Sphinx

Cramer's Sphinx
Dominican Sphinx
Ello Sphinx
Obscure Sphinx
Hummingbird Clearwing
Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth
Tetrio Sphinx

Achemon Sphinx
Pandorus Sphinx

Nessus Sphinx
Azalea Sphinx pholus
Virginia Creeper or Grapevine Sphinx
Hydrangea Sphinx
Lettered Sphinx
Gallium Sphinx
White-lined Sphinx
Abbott's Sphinx
Tersa Sphinx


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